diff --git a/UPGRADING b/UPGRADING
index ccea43b31fa..991c4bf0b40 100644
--- a/UPGRADING
+++ b/UPGRADING
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ PHP 7.4 UPGRADE NOTES
 4. Deprecated Functionality
 ========================================
 
+- Core:
+  . Unbinding $this of a non-static method through a combination of
+    ReflectionMethod::getClosure() and closure rebinding is deprecated. Doing
+    so is equivalent to calling a non-static method statically, which has been
+    deprecated since PHP 7.0.
+
 ========================================
 5. Changed Functions
 ========================================
diff --git a/Zend/tests/closure_061.phpt b/Zend/tests/closure_061.phpt
index 1aa579a4095..f01e3935704 100644
--- a/Zend/tests/closure_061.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/closure_061.phpt
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ Cannot rebind scope of closure created by ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getClosure
 -------------------
 
 bindTo(null, Cls::class):
+Unbinding $this of a method is deprecated
+
 Success!
 
 bindTo(new Cls, Cls::class):
diff --git a/Zend/zend_closures.c b/Zend/zend_closures.c
index 56808e2496e..6ee23255094 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_closures.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_closures.c
@@ -82,10 +82,14 @@ static zend_bool zend_valid_closure_binding(
 					ZSTR_VAL(Z_OBJCE_P(newthis)->name));
 			return 0;
 		}
-	} else if (!(func->common.fn_flags & ZEND_ACC_STATIC) && func->common.scope
-			&& func->type == ZEND_INTERNAL_FUNCTION) {
-		zend_error(E_WARNING, "Cannot unbind $this of internal method");
-		return 0;
+	} else if (is_fake_closure && func->common.scope
+			&& !(func->common.fn_flags & ZEND_ACC_STATIC)) {
+		if (func->type == ZEND_INTERNAL_FUNCTION) {
+			zend_error(E_WARNING, "Cannot unbind $this of internal method");
+			return 0;
+		} else {
+			zend_error(E_DEPRECATED, "Unbinding $this of a method is deprecated");
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (scope && scope != func->common.scope && scope->type == ZEND_INTERNAL_CLASS) {